Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria
Nigeria: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 79.0% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria peaked at 85.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2007.
Nigeria ranks 35th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.7% | — |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 59.4% | 73.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 75.6% | 85.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 79.0% | 79.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More education data for Nigeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 912,245 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.20 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 33.42 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Nigeria was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release